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267 pp.
| Hyperion/Miramax |
May, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-7868-5148-1$$16.95
(4)
4-6
Running away from an orphanage that uses children as human guinea pigs, Cosmo joins a group of young people who fight off high-flying parasites that suck the life from human beings. The kids scurry through futuristic cityscapes and journey to the edge of outer space in a twisty plot that never plumbs below the busy surface action. The ending virtually assures a sequel.